It is quite a statement to place permaculture at the cutting edge…
Author: Bart Hilhorst (page 7)
The Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Inadequate Instrument for Water Projects
The Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) plays an outsized role in the evaluation of…
Cheap Water, Expensive Water
Many years ago, I watched Tony Allan speak about Cheap Water and…
Securing Data Flow: Cloud versus Client-Server Setup (quite technical)
When reviewing options for water-data management software some months back, it transpired…
The Fast Lane to Better Water Data
Better water data lead to better decisions on scarce water resources. Good…
Reduce Risks: a Sensible Flood Protection Approach When Funds Are Scarce
Water security includes protection against floods. But is it feasible to prevent…
“First Do No Harm”: Pragmatic Water Resources Management
In a typical water-scarce river basin, there is a practical contradiction in…
Landscape Rehydration and Biological Processes
The key role of biological processes in landscape formation and maintenance is…
The Power of Permits—and a Call to Make Them Even More Powerful
Someone recently suggested to have a good look at Stephen Covey’s circles…
The Surface Velocity Radar is an Option for Mpologoma Hydro Station
A previous post on this blog discussed the Surface Velocity Radar (SVR).…